Share on Pinterest Experts say early treatment for pregnancy complications can lead to better health outcomes. Hugo Abad/Getty Images Researchers say a simple blood test has shown promise in detecting ...

When screening pregnant women for gestational diabetes, casual blood glucose testing misses 70% of the cases. This Kobe University study should encourage obstetricians to depend on more reliable tests ...

Gestational diabetes affects one in seven expecting women globally and rates of this troubling condition are rising. Blood glucose levels that become elevated for the first time during pregnancy can ...

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research published in Diabetic Medicine this week found that the standard NHS procedures for processing gestational diabetes blood sugar tests were leading to ...

Because the symptoms are so similar to pregnancy symptoms, you likely won't know if you have gestational diabetes until you're tested. Most healthcare providers will give you a glucose test when ...

When Sophie was pregnant with her first baby, she had an oral glucose tolerance blood test. A few days later, the hospital phoned telling her she had gestational diabetes. She was advised to have an ...

Gestational diabetes typically occurs in the second trimester of pregnancy between the 24th and 28th weeks of gestation. It’s diagnosed using a test called a glucose tolerance test, which may be ...

Gestational diabetes usually disappears after birth, although patients face a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes ...

Emerging research says the steroids aren’t a major driver of gestational diabetes, but impacts vary depending on the patient.

In women with diabetes, a history of gestational diabetes is associated with a higher risk for diabetic retinopathy, with ...

When screening pregnant women for gestational diabetes, casual blood glucose testing misses 70% of the cases. This study should encourage obstetricians to depend on more reliable tests to help prevent ...

Using a multi-step screening scheme that strikes a balance between the least burden on the pregnant women and high test sensitivity, the Kobe University obstetrician TANIMURA Kenji and his graduate ...